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This year's paraplanner of the year award has been launched by The Paraplanner.com, in association with the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP).

The FTSE has continued its downward slide in afternoon trading with banking stocks weighing particularly heavily on the index.

Simplified advice poses a "systemic risk" to IFAs because it opens them up to mass compensation claims for unsuitable advice, according to Prudential.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has launched an online training service for advisers providing guidance on topics including tax and regulation.

Argonaut Capital Partners is set to become independent from Ignis Asset Management, following in the footsteps of previous joint venture boutique Hexam which split off last year.

The UK government is understood to be prepared to shoot down proposals for a financial transaction tax being mooted by Germany and France.

Barclays Wealth has reissued its Defined Returns Plan Annual Kick-Out, which offers investors the chance of an early investment return after two years subject to FTSE 100 index performance.

The FSA has pulled the plug on its series of regional TCF workshops due to regulatory reform.

More than 11,000 benefit sanctions were imposed on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants between June last year and the end of May.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been rebuked by its watchdog for publishing growth data last month which "flattered" the national accounts.